The teachings of the Bahá ' í Faith state that the nature of the afterlife is beyond the nature of those living, just as an unborn fetus cannot understand the nature of the world outside of the womb.

The Bahá ' í writings state that the soul is immortal and after death it will continue to progress until it attains God's presence.

In Bahá ' í belief, souls in the afterlife will continue to retain their individuality and consciousness and will be able to recognize and communicate spiritually with other souls whom they have made deep profound friendships with, such as their spouses.

The Bahá ' í writings also state there are distinctions between souls in the afterlife, and that souls will recognize the worth of their own deeds and understand the consequences of their actions.

* Feast of Kamál ( Perfection ); First day of the eighth month of the Bahá ' í calendar.

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* The ninth day of Ridván ( Bahá ' í Faith )

* Feast of Jamál (" Beauty "), the first day of the third month of the Bahá ' í calendar.

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* Ridván begins at sunset ( Bahá ' í Faith )

* 1863 – Bahá ' u ' lláh, the founder of the Bahá ' í Faith, declares his mission as " He whom God shall make manifest ".

* 1960 – Founding of the Orthodox Bahá ' í Faith in Washington, D. C.

* 1963 – The Universal House of Justice of the Bahá ' í Faith is elected for the first time.

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‘ Abdu ’ l-Bahá (‎; 23 May 1844 – 28 November 1921 ), born ‘ Abbás Effendí, was the eldest son of Bahá ' u ' lláh, the founder of the Bahá ' í Faith.

In 1892, ` Abdu ' l-Bahá was appointed in his father's will to be his successor and head of the Bahá ' í Faith.

During his youth he was " shaped " by his father and was regarded as an outstanding member of the Bahá ’ í exile community.

With his father's death in 1892, and his appointment as head of the Bahá ’ í faith, there was much opposition against him, including virtually all his family members.

Notwithstanding this, practically all of the worldwide Bahá ’ í community accepted his leadership.

His journeys to the West, and his " Tablets of the Divine Plan " spread the Bahá ' í message beyond its middle-eastern roots, and his Will and Testament laid the foundation for the current " Bahá ' í administrative order.

From 1902 to 1904, in addition to the building of the Shrine of the Báb that ` Abdu ' l-Bahá was directing, he started to put into execution two different projects ; the restoration of the House of the Báb in Shiraz, Iran and the construction of the first Bahá ' í House of Worship in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

Seat of the Universal House of Justice, governing body of the Bahá ' ís, in Haifa, Israel

Symbols of many religions on a pillar of the Bahá ' í House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois, U. S.

Being declared a Covenant-breaker is done by the head of the Faith — which since 1963 refers to the elected nine-member Universal House of Justice, the governing body of the Bahá ' ís.

In ` Abdu ' l-Bahá's Will and Testament, He appointed Shoghi Effendi as the Guardian of the Bahá ' í Faith, called for the eventual election of the Universal House of Justice, and defined in the same manner opposition to these two institutions as Covenant-Breaking.

Furthermore some laws and teachings are, according to Bahá ' í teaching, not meant to be applied at the present time and their application depends on decisions by the Universal House of Justice.

In 1973 a Synopsis and Codification of the book was published the Universal House of Justice, and then in 1992 an authorized Bahá ' í translation was made available.

Some laws and teachings of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas are, according to Bahá ' í teaching, not meant to be applied at the present time ; their application depends on decisions by the Universal House of Justice.

The Universal House of Justice is specifically empowered to write and rescind any laws it is felt necessary aside from those of the text of scripture and actual application of the laws of the Aqdas among Bahá ' ís are dependent on the choice of the Universal House of Justice.

He was the architect for the Bahá ' í Houses of Worship in Uganda and Australia, and Shoghi Effendi approved his design of the unbuilt House of Worship in Haifa, Israel.

With a background in architecture, Remey was asked to design the Australian and Ugandan Bahá ' í House of Worship which still stand today and are the mother temples for Australasia and Africa respectively.

Upon the request of Shoghi Effendi, he also provided designs for a Bahá ' í House of Worship in Tehran, for Haifa, and the Shrine of ` Abdu ' l-Bahá, however only the Haifa temple was approved before the death of Shoghi Effendi, and none have so far been built.

The council was intended to be a forerunner to the Universal House of Justice, the supreme ruling body of the Bahá ' í Faith.

During this conclave the Hands of the Cause decided that the situation of the Guardian having died without being able to appoint a successor was a situation not dealt with in the texts that define the Bahá ' í administration, and that it would need to be reviewed and adjudicated upon by the Universal House of Justice, which hadn't been elected yet.

As a group who believe that Mason Remey was the second Guardian of the Bahá ' í Faith, they are considered heretical Covenant-breakers by the majority of Bahá ' ís who follow the leadership of the Universal House of Justice.

Following the unexpected death of the Bahá ' í Faith's first Guardian Shoghi Effendi in 1957, the 27 living Hands of the Cause, having the responsibility to acknowledge any appointment of a successor, gathered and decided that he had died " without having appointed his successor ," and that the Universal House of Justice would decide on the situation after its first election.

In 1964 the NSAUHG filed a lawsuit against the National Spiritual Assembly ( NSA ) of the Bahá ' ís of the United States to receive the legal title to the Bahá ' í House of Worship in Illinois, and all other property owned by the NSA.

Bahá ' u ' lláh decreed pilgrimage to two places in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas: the House of Bahá ' u ' lláh in Baghdad, Iraq, and the House of the Báb in Shiraz, Iran.

* Bahá ' í temple ( Mashriqu ' l-Adhkárs or ‘ Houses of Worship ’).

The first Bahá ' í House of Worship was built in Ashgabat.

In 1908, the first Bahá ' í House of Worship was built in Ashgabat.

Bahá ' í House of Worship in Kampala

The oldest surviving Bahá ' í House of Worship was constructed in Wilmette between 1920 and 1953.

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Wilmette is home to the Bahá ' í House of Worship, the continental Bahá ' í House of Worship for North America and presently the only one in the United States, as well as the administrative offices for the Bahá ' í National Spiritual Assembly.